For Seniors: Download Apps for iPad 2

iPad 2 comes with many pre-installed apps, although you'll want to add the ones that suit your lifestyle, such as iBooks, Pandora, and AARP. Some iPad apps are free, while others cost anywhere from 99 cents to ten bucks.

Buying apps (applications) for iPad 2 requires an iTunes account, which you already set up when you first registered your iPad. The payment information you entered into the iTunes account on setup allows you to buy apps for your iPad with just a few taps.

Tap the App Store icon on the Home screen.

Browse apps to locate one you might want to download.

There are several ways to find an app. Tap either the Previous or Next arrow to browse through selections, or tap the See All link to display all selections. Tap the New, What’s Hot, or Release Date tab at the top of the screen to see that category of apps.

Tap the Top Charts button at the bottom of the screen to see which free and paid apps other people are downloading most. Tap the Categories button to search by type of app.